The Beauty Of A Peony
“There isn’t a single person or landscape or subject which doesn’t possess some interest, although it may not be immediately apparent. When a painter discovers this hidden treasure, other people are immediately struck by its beauty.” This quotation is personified in Gabor Nagy’s recent piece: ‘The Pleasure of Peonies’. The painting is a vibrant and rich representation of peonies in a vase. The collage of colors is imbued with brightness in strokes of red, fucia, pink and white. Quick, thick brush strokes produce an overbearing bouquet of flowers; reflected inside a multi-colored vase, against the glossy finish of a supporting table. Despite the avoidance of botanically precise blossoms, light lines can be seen throughout the petals depicting the life force of the plant. A dark background is used to draw one’s attention to the blooms. Light seems to dance to his chromatic orchestration expressing dimension, feeling and environment. The beauty of the peony flower has long inspired artists in both the eastern and western parts of the world. Prior to the seventeenth century however, it
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